Shloka 52
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
ऐन्द्रं वायव्यमाग्नेयमस्त्रमस्त्रेण पाण्डव: । द्रोणेन मुक्तमात्र तु ग्रसति सम पुनः पुनः:
aīndraṁ vāyvyaṁ āgneyaṁ astram astreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | droṇena muktamātraṁ tu grasati sma punaḥ punaḥ ||
துரோணர் விடுத்த இந்திர, வாயு, அக்னி முதலான அஸ்திரங்களைப் பாண்டுவின் மகன் அர்ஜுனன் தக்க எதிர்-அஸ்திரங்களால் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் அடக்கி அழித்தான்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid combat, excellence is shown through restraint and right method: Arjuna does not answer force with uncontrolled violence, but with appropriate countermeasures, reflecting disciplined knowledge and ethical self-command.
Droṇa releases powerful celestial missiles—Aindra, Vāyvya, and Āgneya—yet Arjuna repeatedly nullifies them with counter-astras, effectively ‘swallowing’ each weapon as soon as it is launched.